Combine molasses cookie mix according to instructions.
Spread dough onto a 9 x 13-inch baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for
18-20 minutes at 375 degrees F, until cookie dough is done in the middle but
not burnt on the edges. Let it cool for about 5 minutes.

Step 2: Cut out dog shapes

Using a spatula, lift the entire baked cookie out of the pan.
(The parchment should have kept it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.)
While the cookie is still a little warm, cut out wiener dog shapes. (I was able
to get 9, but you could probably get 10 if you tried.) Allow the cookies to
cool completely.

Step 3: Frost the dogs together

Put royal icing or melted chocolate on one wiener dog cookie
and stack a second cookie on top. Molasses cookies are naturally a little
flexible and chewy, so you can squeeze the tails & noses together into more
of a point on both ends. Repeat with remaining cookies. (Note: If you can cut
10 wiener dog shapes out of your cookie sheet, you should be able to make 5
complete Santa dogs.)

Step 4: Decorate your pup

Add eyes and noses with black candy beads or black gel
icing.

To make the ears, soften and sculpt tiny bits of Tootsie
Roll into the shape of a long teardrop. Attach to the cookie with royal icing
or melted chocolate.

To make the scarves, use a rolling pin to flatten and
elongate a blue Airhead candy. When it's about 6-inches long, cut it into
1/2-inch strips with scissors. Cut tiny notches on the ends for fringe. Wrap
around the necks of the wiener dogs.

Step 5: Make the Santa hats

To make the hats, roll a red Airhead candy into a cone shape
and bend the tip over. Add a tiny ball of white Airhead candy. Attach the red
candy cone to the Wintergreen Lifesaver. Place the hats on the dog heads or
attach them securely with royal icing or melted chocolate.

Quick tip: Airhead candies can soften and lose their shape
in warm temperatures. If you plan to make these cookies for a party,
refrigerate the hats until you're ready to display.